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In Search of a Lost AvantGarde: An Anthropologist Investigates the Contemporary Art Museum,Used
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In 2008, anthropologist Matti Bunzl was given rare access to observe the curatorial department of Chicagos Museum of Contemporary Art. For five months, he sat with the institutions staff, witnessing firsthand what truly goes on behind the scenes at a contemporary art museum. From fundraising and owner loans to museumartist relations to the immense effort involved in safely shipping sixty works from twentyseven lenders in fourteen cities and five countries, Matti Bunzls In Search of a Lost AvantGarde illustrates the inner workings of one of Chicagos premier cultural institutions.Bunzls ethnography is designed to show how a commitment to the avantgarde can come into conflict with an imperative for growth, leading to the abandonment of the new and difficult in favor of the entertaining and profitable. Jeff Koons, whose massive retrospective debuted during Bunzl's research, occupies a central place in his book and exposes the anxieties caused by such seemingly pornographic work as the infamous Made in Heaven series. Featuring cameos by other leading artists, including Liam Gillick, Jenny Holzer, Karen Kilimnik, and Tino Sehgal, the drama Bunzl narrates is palpable and entertaining and sheds an altogether new light on the contemporary art boom.
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